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The Ride

In the style of

David Allan Coe

Lyrics

well i was thumbin'
from montgomery
i had my guitar
on my back

when a stranger
stopped beside me
in an antique cadillac

now he was dressed
like 1950
half drunk
and hollow eyed

he said
it's a long walk
to nashville
would ya like to ride
son

i sat down
in the front seat
he turned on the radio

and them
sad old songs
comin' outta
them speakers
was solid
country gold

then i noticed
the stranger was
ghost white pale
when he asked me
for a light

and i knew
there was somethin'
strange about
this ride

he said drifter
can ya make folks cry
when ya play and sing
have ya paid your dues
can ya moan the blues
can ya bend them
guitar strings

he said boy
can ya make folks feel
what ya feel inside
'cause if you're
big star bound
let me warn ya
it's a long hard ride

then he cried
just south
of nashville
and he turned
that car around

he said
this is where
you get off boy
'cause i'm goin' back
to alabam'

as i stepped out
of that cadillac
i said mister
many thanks

he said
you don't have to
call me mister
mister
the whole world
called me hank

he said drifter
can ya make folks cry
when ya play and sing
have ya paid your dues
can ya moan the blues
can ya bend them
guitar strings

he said boy
can ya make folks feel
what ya feel inside
but if you're
big star bound
let me warn ya
it's a long hard ride

he said drifter
can ya make folks cry
when ya play and sing
have ya paid your dues
can ya moan the blues
can ya bend them
guitar strings

he said boy
can ya make folks feel
what ya feel inside
but if you're
big star bound
let me warn ya
it's a long hard ride

if you're
big star bound
let me warn ya
it's a long hard ride

Details

  • Duration : 3:19
  • Key : C
  • Genre : Country
  • Year released : 1983
  • Language : English

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